The Gorbachev Phenomenon
Author | : Moshe Lewin |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1991-04-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520074293 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520074297 |
Rating | : 4/5 (297 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Gorbachev Phenomenon written by Moshe Lewin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1991-04-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Gorbachev phenomenon" is seen as the product of complex developments during the last seventy years—developments that changed the Soviet Union from a primarily agrarian society into an urban, industrial one. Here, for the first time, a noted authority on Soviet society identifies the crucial historical events and social forces that explain Glasnost and political and economic life in the Soviet Union today.